Evangel stumbles in regular season finale

Crusaders frustrated by rival

1:01 AM,
Feb. 26, 2013

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When lines formed for post-game handshakes, Evangel senior forward Zack Kleine shook his head in disgust. Same with point guard J.J. Williams, who took a good, long, hard look at the scoreboard.

No, nothing like hitting the postseason saddled with a loss by your biggest rival - and in what could be a preview of the conference tournament championship on this very floor next week.

Days after securing the Heart of America Athletic Conference regular-season title, the 10th-ranked Evangel Crusaders were all but kicking themselves Monday night after No. 20 MidAmerica Nazarene turned the ...